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Ambitions of a Man

-Wit Beyond Measure Is a Man's Greatest Treasure- Day by day I'm overcome with the ambitions of a man Not worried about the cards I'm dealt, but how I play my hand I know my personality and motives are complex and hard to understand I'm in love with myself I wouldn't change even if I can It's so hot and humid in the streets I know the heavens can feel the burn Been traveling on the wrong road too long, It's time I made a right turn On the freeway you gotta pay a toll, why get off at the next exit A car can only drive you out of your lane if you let it It might take something colossal like an eighteen wheeler Been dreaming of my ideal wifey so long I can almost feel her... Next to me in my bed I attempt to pull her hair She digs her nails in my back, honey got the strength of a bear Highly intelligent and educated, but I'm still bound for college A must in my mind to gain the best knowledge Trapped in a maze trying to make it out like a mouse Something I don't want my kids to feel when they live in my house Encourage my girls to be women and my boys to be men but not like that singing group My sixteen year old son get good grades I'll get him a coup Reward my kids for taking care of business Best father and man, I belong in the Guiness Got a big ego I admit, I don't care It's infinite wisdom and titanic guts sittin under my braided hair Test my manhood that's a big dare Volcanic temper melt you away and watch your life vanish in thin air I'm a man not a hustler I'm done selling drugs Acknowledge its legit money when you enter my home and put your feet on my rugs Can't tell you how good it feels to cash an honest check Love money so much I might get a green dollar sign on my neck These days making any kind of money is considered a hustle Money is the band-aid that'll heal the scar on my life's struggle I honestly don't feel money is the root of all evil I feel its just the root of all people Ambitions of a man...

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